#explosive anger

Explosive Anger, by Tim Martens

Ever witnessed a road rage incident and wondered what drives that kind of fury? Explosive anger seems to fuel much of the world today — but Scripture shows us a better way. This message focuses on two attributes of the fruit of the Spirit, longsuffering and self-control (Galatians 5: 22–23), and examines what the Bible teaches about the three faces of anger, the danger of unchecked wrath, and the example of Cain whose anger led to murder. Most importantly, it offers four practical, biblical steps for overcoming explosive anger: pray for self-control, pause before reacting, practice forgiveness, and seek wise counsel. Learn how widening the gap between the trigger and the response can protect your relationships, your reputation, and your place in the kingdom of God.

Scriptures referenced: Galatians 5: 19–23; Ephesians 4: 26–27; James 1: 19–20; Proverbs 29: 11; 25: 28; 15: 1; 12: 15; 19: 20; 1: 5; 11: 14; Ecclesiastes 7: 9; Genesis 4: 3–8; Matthew 5: 9, 22–24; Colossians 3: 8; Deuteronomy 30: 19

Like I want them to wake up every morning wishing they hadn't. I want them to contemplate just staying home because going out and living life is so exhausting. I want them to hate themselves as much as I do. I want them to feel there need to to their fucking skin apart I can't rest imagining this person happy.

Ok I definitely missed this because of timezones and the fact that I slept like 12 hours last night.

[TRIGGER WARNING] #ExtremeReactions (part 1 of 2) || About a year into seeing him, I returned from a month long trip to India. I had missed him so much during my time away and headed over to his place excitedly with all the gifts I had brought back for him. Halfway through dinner, I accidentally knocked over my drink.

⁣⁣“Whoops,” I said. His reaction, however, was a lot more extreme. He began to yell at me and berate me. Although he had already been manipulating me with his anger at this point, it was always in a quiet way, with glaring looks and harsh words spoken calmly. This was my first experience with him blowing up like this—and over something so incredibly minor! Completely surprised by it and refusing to be spoken to like that, I went upstairs to gather my things so that I could leave. He followed me, picked up the gifts I’d bought for him, and began throwing them at me. I headed down the stairs but he ran past me and blocked the front door, saying, “You’re not going anywhere.” I tried to open the door but he wouldn’t move. He wouldn’t let me leave. So I returned to the couch and sat there while he verbally bashed me for the next half hour or so until his anger subsided. He told me to clean up the mess and said, “If I was really an asshole I’d be throwing the wet paper towels at you while you cleaned.”⁣

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